# The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008, Regulation 59: Deferral of requirement to take part in a work-focused interview


(1) A requirement to take part in a work-focused interview may be deferred or treated as having been deferred if at the time the work-focused interview is to take place, or was due to take place, such an interview would not at that time be or have been—
(a) of assistance to the claimant; or
(b) appropriate in the circumstances.
(2) A decision under paragraph (1) may be made at any time after the requirement to take part in the work-focused interview is imposed, including after the time that the work-focused interview was due to take place or took place.
(3) Where a requirement to take part in a work-focused interview is deferred, or treated as having been deferred, then the time that the work-focused interview is to take place must be re-determined.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/794/regulation/59 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-regulations-2008/regulation-59
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